Audio-Technica ATH-ANC900BT QuietPoint Wireless Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones

I bought these headphones on sale, and at that price, these headphones are an amazing bargain. They are a significant upgrade in sound quality from Apple AirPods and the cheap Mpow headphones that I had been using before.What I noticed first was how clear everything sounded compared to my previous audio gear. Vocals are vibrant, and I heard more detail from all instruments across the audio spectrum. I noticed the biggest difference in "quiet" or minimalist music, but rock and electronic also sounded better and clearer, too.However, these headphones do have a few shortcomings. While they are very comfortable, after an hour my ears get a little warm. Then again, I've never had a pair of headphones that didn't trap some heat. Although the sound quality is excellent, the volume is somewhat limited. This is somewhat of a problem if you are listening to music where the recording level is low. The noise-cancelling technology works well, but for some reason the engineers decided that these headphones should only block noise at the low end of the spectrum. So, they do a good job cancelling out the drone of an air conditioner or traffic noise, but they don't do much to block out other people talking. And finally, many of the essential controls are relegated to a perfectly smooth touchpad on the left can, and I am wishing that they had used real buttons, or at least provided some texture or raised bumps to make the pad easier to use.These are small complaints, however, and they haven't kept me from enjoying the excellent sound quality.btw- I've been purchasing Audio Technica products since the 1980's, and I've never been disappointed. If you aren't familiar with the brand, don't let that dissuade you.

TL;DR, if the use case does not matter. My initiation of finding a new pair of noise cancelling headphones started with the break-down of my WH-1000XM3 (XM3) since I did not know if Sony would not honor the warranty as they did with my WH-1000XM2 (XM2) (they did for XM3 this time) and I have been spoiled by the level of noise cancellation the previous two products have provided while maintaining a listenable sound for me unlike Bose QC35 v1, which I bought and returned while feeling torn despite of its excellent noise cancellation, comfort and connectivity, the latter two at which Sony did not excel, especially the connectivity. For reference, in terms of sound quality, the portable headphone/earphone I like most is Sony XBA-Z5+PHA-3 on dual 3.5mm balanced connection, which has punchy yet responsive bass, clear and crisp mid and high and, however, comparatively low smoothness between frequencies compared to larger open-back cans. In terms of places of use, ANC headphones are usually used in the lab, library and flights. In terms of ANC headphones, I need the best possible ANC while the headphone still sounds like one instead of a pair of phone calling headset in the early age.In terms of connectivity, Bose (and Apple/Beats on devices of their own brands) does the best since its products allow simultaneous connections of two devices and its app makes managements of connections easy if you always keep the connection to one mobile device on(iPhone in my case). In terms of ANC, XM3 does the best. It even blocks voices decently without playing any music at my work place.(TL;DR, In terms of comfort, it will be up to personal preferences even though the variety of those is less than that of sound. Generally the lighter the better, but it could be a problem even so. For instance, AKG NC700 and B&O H9 3rd hurt my ear and head and cause pain for wear them shortly while some people do not feel so. Some headphones will need to get used to like XM3. I recommend trying each of them exclusively as much as possible before return period ends. In short, the ANC900 falls into the category of comfortable without needing to get used to, while XM3 with needing to do so)(Pros)- Sound: For a $300 wireless headphone, ATH-ANC900BT (referred as ANC900 later on) deserves its price tag under aptX connection and with a good source of music like prime music HD. Bass is moderate and accurate (probably a bit lacking for bass heads), mid is near perfect and high is rich for a headphone with dynamic driver while the sound is still smooth and dynamic. A friend of mine said that ANC900 has the typical Audio-Technica Sound after trying out ANC900 on a few tracks on my setup but I have not had any products of it before so I cannot corroborate.Compared to XM3 whose bass bleeds into mid and its mid and high are muddy and dark at best, ANC900 has less yet proper bass, sounds levels above XM3 at mid and high and connections of frequencies are natural for its price tag. ANC900 is even on par with B&O H9 3rd, the best sounding for an ANC wireless headphone I have tried which suffers from not only not enough ANC (to a less extent) but also discomfort (hurts my ear in less than 30 minutes of wearing) and only falls short at slightly less and muddier bass which is unnoticeable outdoor.- Comfort is satisfying given that I can wear it for half of a day without fatigue and even longer if I do not have to take it off. The time of use is between January and February in the southeast and the level of comfort is unknown when weather gets hot but it should be alright indoor with AC in summer. Personally I do not use over-ear headphones outdoor at all when highest temperature of a day gets to 80F (27 Celsius, by my inaccurate mind calculation xd) and rarely so even in the winter.- The weight is light enough even though its about 10 grams heavier than XM3. You wont feel it as long as you dont try your best on that.- Battery life: Super long battery life even for a wireless headphone without ANC. I was never worried about forgetting to charge it at all. ATH claims ANC900 has 35 hours of wireless playback time when ANC is on.Neither good nor bad:- Size: the cans are tall as a pair of open-back and cause the folding size to be a bit large if portability matters the most to you; otherwise non-relevant.Why did I return it if sound and comfort is so good? Here are the problems:- THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME, given my use case, ANC really needs improvements. It was not even close to that of my lost QC15. Probably I am a bit harsh on comparing ANC headphones nowadays to a legendary product, but QC15 was released ages ago in terms of lifespan of consumer electronic products. The best ANC on ANC900 can do is to block out some of the noise so that noisy surroundings are not totally pain in my a** but tolerable. On flight, it blocks some noises of plane itself and not much of passengers so good luck if talkative couples and cry babies sit around you. I know ANC is not primarily designed to block voices, and I take extra measures on flights anyway, but ANC900 does not provide enough for its price tag at all. Comparatively, if- Controls on this headphone really need efforts to get used to; even so, it is still finicky from time to time. I read reviews on this product saying that the control did not work when pressing them; well, this is not entirely untrue. For example, when pairing a new device, I need to touch the control pad on the left ear cup lightly (that I do not activate anything by do so) and then press two fingers on the middle and upper part of the control pad using the upper middle knots of my forefinger and middle finger. Still, pairing a new device did not activate properly occasionally.- Multi-point, simultaneous connection did not work for me. Had to unpair, made the headphone search for a new device and then connect every time I switched devices. I did not remember the advertisement said ANC900 could do this, but having it would be nice.(Minor Cons)- Noise cancelling level cannot be changed without its mobile app, Audio-Technica Connect, which requires extra steps every time the app is open even the connection is maintained on for a mere change of noise-cancellation level.- At places other than air crafts, the highest level of its active noise cancellation has high sound pressure that causes me discomfort similar to that of ANC headphones in the early age. To be exact, there is excessive pressure to my Eardrums which causes nausea and dizziness after wearing it for a short time. (5 minutes approximately)In conclusion, if you are in search of a wireless headphone, sound quality matters most, ANC is secondary, most of your operations are done on playing devices, you only connect a wireless headphone to one device at a time and you do not switch playback devices often, ATH-ANC900BT is a go-to choice and deserves to be recommended; otherwise, look elsewhere and save some time.

I purchased these headphones for use at work as my current headphones, a pair of the older ATH M50, were corded and I wanted a little more freedom to move around without being tethered to the phone.I didn't want to spend too much and regret it.These ANC900BT headphones weren't offensively priced and boast some decent standard features. Of course the Bluetooth and the noise cancelling were the primary features to look at. The reviews on Amazon here were decent enough so I went for it.I'm sitting here writing this review with some Lo-Fi tracks playing. I'm happy with the control of these headphones. It does take some getting used to coming from a simpler pair of corded headphones like the M50s. Everything seems to be controlled off the left ear cup with a mix of plug in jacks (for adaptors and power) and a power switch for the BT and a quick mute button. The noise cancelling seems to have three settings, that turn it off, allow you to hear through, and cancel the noise.I've always been skeptical about noise cancelling, but this really does work. Being new to it, yet understanding the idea, I'm still amazed at it.Bottom line, they work, they work well, they're comfortable.For me, I may go out on a limb and sell these soon and spend a $50 more dollars and get the M50BT since I'm more familiar with that line. By no means am I upset with performance or value of these now. It'd just be a familiarity thing.Give these a try.

I had tried Air Pod'sI had tried other wireless buds, pods and goodness knows what else. What I needed was a good set of overhead headphones that will work with all my apple devices. I wasn't prepared to pay (in NZ) $1,000 for Apple Headphones, as much as I am an apple fan boy... that's just taking the P*&s.So I brought these for a faction of the price of the Apple equivalent, and you know what I LOVE THEM !!!Great sound, really comfortable, long battery life, I don't have things falling out of my ears when I am walking down the street; just perfect!These head phones are amazing!!! I highly recommend that you get some.

Ho provato le Sony, le Bose, le B&W, le Beats... fermatevi qui.La qualità di Audio Technica è un'altra cosa.Qui si ascolta LA MUSICA, non ci si perde in chiacchiere.MATERIALIPlastica, archetto affidabile. Per il prezzo avrei osato qualcosina in più ma la costruzione sembra comunque ottima e resistente. Molto comodi i padiglioni, come tutte le cuffie di questo tipo non saranno le vostre migliori amiche in estate.PORTATILITÀPieghevoli e ho detto tutto. Stanno in un tascone, in uno zaino non occupano molto spazio. Sono sufficientemente leggere e al collo le sentirete appena. Il case in dotazione è un po' ingombrante, l'ideale sarebbe una pochette/custodia morbida (la davano in dotazione con le SR50-BT.NOISE CANCELLINGAppena una spanna sotto le Sony.Provate in bus, treno, aereo: riducono considerevolmente il rumore e lo fanno quasi al pari delle Bose 700, leggermente meno delle WH-1000XM3, ma la resa è ottima.Il suono in questa modalità ne risente un po': le basse vengono "gonfiate" per compensazione, a discapito delle medio-alte ma nulla di invalidante per un ottimo ascolto.SUONOEquilibrio. Come tutte le cuffie di casa Audio Technica, non potete sbagliarvi. L'immagine sonora restituita è precisa, il midrange è chiaro, le alte sono brillanti ma non taglienti. Bassi controllati e precisi, il "punch" tende un po' a sbavare nelle modalità più estreme del noise cancelling ma solo se siete molto esigenti.Il soundstage è ampio ma non ampissimo (le Bose 700 hanno un'immagine stereo di gran lunga superiore ma non è detto che sia un vantaggio: a me parevano innaturali e anche fastidiose in alcuni casi).Il volume non è altissimo ma credo sia un bene: l'udito è importante, altre cuffie hanno una potenza di gran lunga maggiore ma dopo alcune settimane di utilizzo sarete tormentati da acufeni.BATTERIANon ho ancora fatto la prima ricarica quindi non posso al momento rilasciare un giudizio oggettivo a riguardo.

ANC headphones never produce good audio. That's true for Bose, Sony and some other popular brands selling at around 300 pounds mark. AT never stood at the super high end of reference headphones, well, they do make some of them, they just aren't known for them as competition gets really hard once go over 1000 pounds. But these might just be the middle ground between good reference audio and ANC for a much more affordable price than Bose QC35 II. ANC is not quite as good as Bose, but in my opinion, good enough, good enough that I don't think Bose is exceptional ANC is needed. Audio quality on the other hand, fits right on the price of 200 pounds mark, I got these for 150, therefore, I don't think there is even competition anymore. ANC still changes the audio characteristic, but much less intrusive, bass is boosted slightly, but boosted into the deeper sound (mid-low issy) rather than bloat bass all over the place like sony and bose ones do. It retains a good level of clarity and produces a much less grooved V shape signature. Unless you are hardcore reference audiophile, I don't think a little bit V shape harms normal music, especially using with wired getting audio from a quality DAC.Well, there is a couple problems.1. the earcup is not very large, and do gets warm.2. the battery life isn't super long.I'm still gonna give this 5 star for the price I got these.

Casque vraiment de basse qualitéPour ce qui est de l’audio quand il fonctionnait son était bon.Mais après 4 mois d’utilisation l’oreillette gauche est en panne.Je contacte Amazon qui me dit que c’est Audio technica qui assure la garantie. Donc je les contacte et la plus rien. Une marque qui ne mérite pas de vendre car ils sont incapables d’assuré un service après vente.Je retourne chez Bose.Édit:Après plusieurs e-mail avec la marque ils décident de me le remplacer. Mais même problème après quelques mois d’utilisation oreillette droite hors service. Ça confirme mon idée une marque à fuir.

These were exactly what I was looking for. I did a lot of research on competing brands, ultimately went with this pair and I'm so glad I did. They fit all the way around my ears and the noise cancelling is AMAZING. It's actually kind of freaky how completely it cancels out the sound wherever I am. The sound quality is great (I was just using in-ear buds previously and wow what an upgrade) and any adjustments I want to make I can do so in my Spotify App... there is an Equalizer on your Spotify app that will adjust the frequencies / boost the bass, depending on your own preference. I'm a musician so am a bit snobbish about sound and these are great for wireless quality. I bought these during COVID so I could have some serious solo dance parties / work out at home with some good tunes and boy oh boy am I glad I did. Comes with a great case, the battery life seems to be great (I've been using them all the time and they still haven't died) and BONUS there is a microphone integrated so if someone calls me I can easily answer. Love the touch sensitive controls, I actually prefer them to be on my Left ear as a Right handed person, because then I won't accidentally hit them. Totally worth it and you can't beat the price tag.

Estaba buscando unos auriculares inalámbricos, y como no conocía prácticamente nada del mundillo de los auriculares me empapé de información que encontré por internet (aunque también probé alguno en una tienda física). Buscaba algo inalámbrico, de buena calidad, con cancelación de ruido y de un precio de entre 100-200€. Encontré que la gente hablaba muy bien de los Sony wh-1000xm3 y wh-1000xm4, y de los Bose qc35II pero estos modelos se pasaban de presupuesto (aunque ya he visto los bose a 200€). También vi buenas críticas de los Jabra 85h, pero también se pasaban de los 200€. Casi estaba convencido en comprar los los Sennheiser HD 450BT que estéticamente son muy bonitos, son de una marca reputada en sonido y entraban en mi presupuesto, pero... encontré una oferta de estos Audio-Technica ATH-ANC900BT a 200€ (además ahora hay un cashback de 30€) y me lancé al ver las críticas.Y ahora, mi opinión: Son unos auriculares cómodos, con un peso comedido y bien realizados (plástico, pero plástico bueno y bonito, con el interior de la diadema de metal). Tienen un buen sonido y la cancelación de ruido, a mi entender, es decente, no elimina del todo el ruido, pero lo mitiga mucho. Viene con una práctica bolsa rígida, perfecta para guardarlo y un par de cables. Presenta una batería que dura y dura y dura.Las partes negativas que le encuentro:- Viene con micro usb, y prefería que llevase usb tipo C.- Conexión Bluetooth con el Ipad es más débil que con otros auriculares que también tengo mucho más económicos y si me aparto unos metros aparecen cortes en el audio.- Controles táctiles sin apenas botones. Yo lo llevo bien, y he aprendido a usarlo rápidamente, no así mi novia. Creo que es más fácil si usas 2 dedos a la vez.- No tiene posibilidad de conectarlo a 2 dispositivos a la vez.- Podría tener algún tipo de resistencia a salpicaduras.- La aplicación para smartphone podía ser más completa y permitir ecualizaciones, pero lo que no entiendo es que necesite activar la localización.Nada es perfecto en esta vida, y estos auriculares no son perfectos, pero sus puntos positivo superan a los negativos. Buen sonido, comodidad y correcta cancelación de ruido.*****Desde hace unas semanas mi novia tiene un Bose qc35II. Son unos auriculares muy cómodos y con una muy buena cancelación de ruido, mejor q el de los audio technica, pero los dos coincidimos, nos gustan más los audio technica. Estos ATH-ANC900BT tienen, claramente, un mejor sonido y en general los preferimos a los Bose.